Mighty Servant 1

Mighty Servant is the name of heavy ships that are used specifically for the transport of extremely heavy and bulky objects such as oil platforms. After their structural design and its operation, these vessels are referred to as semi-submersible vessel.

The special feature of the ships is the ability to decrease by lowering the entire ship, the cargo area below the water surface, so that the cargo to be transported or floated can be pulled by tractor to the deck. The positioning and balancing the charge is a risky maneuver, with minimal error can capsize and sink the entire ship and its cargo.

The current three vessels built ( Mighty Servant 1, 2 and 3 ) were produced for the Dutch shipping company Wijsmuller transport, with Dock Express Shipping merged with the Dutch company Dockwise 1993.

Particulars

The Mighty Servant 1 is 190.93 meters long and 50 meters wide. Your maximum draft is 9.32 meters. The carrying capacity of the ship, which can be lowered to a depth of up to 26 meters, is 45 407 tons. The speed of the ship is a maximum of 14 knots. The ship sails under the flag of the Netherlands Antilles (call sign: PJVZ, IMO No. 8130875. ).

The Mighty Servant 2 sailing under the flag of the Netherlands Antilles (call sign: PJPS, IMO No. 8130887. ).

The Mighty Servant 3 is 180.50 meters long and 40 meters wide. Your maximum draft is 9.51 meters. The carrying capacity of the ship, which can be lowered to a depth of up to 22 meters, is 27,720 tons. The speed of the ship is a maximum of 15 knots. The ship sails under the flag of the Netherlands Antilles (call sign: PJWM, IMO No. 8130899. ).

Known projects

In the U.S., the series was known primarily for the transport of the U.S. Navy frigate USS Samuel B. Roberts: In July 1988, the frigate was heavily damaged by a mine in the Persian Gulf. It was decided to repair Roberts at Bath Iron Works. The Mighty Servant 2 invited the warship for a twelve-hour maneuver on and transported it over 8000 miles in a U.S. port.

Accidents

On 2 November 1999, the Mighty Servant 2 capsized with just under 9,000 ton ocean-going equipment charge near the Indonesian island of Singkep and sank when they probably ran in a calm sea on a uncharted, single shoal due. In the accident five sailors were killed.

On 6 December 2006 the same fate befell the ship Mighty Servant 3, as it off the coast of Angola developed flip side after unloading a drilling platform and a short time later there fell 62 m deep sea. In this case, there were no personal injuries, the crew was picked up by nearby ships. The Mighty Servant 3 was salvaged by Smit International, then repaired and used again.